Is an employee entitled to leave for moving?
Verified 30 January 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
No, it doesn't exist statutory leave provided for by law or by the Labor Code for the employee's relocation.
However, the employee may be granted leave for removal if the collective agreement or a company agreement or a usage provides for it. If this is the case, these provisions (1 or 2 days of leave, for example) are binding on the employer.
The applicable collective agreement is the one that covers the company's main activity.
A simulator allows you to search for the collective agreement with the name of the company or its number Siret :
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An employee who receives one or more days of leave is then paid during that day or days of absence. So there is no loss of wages.
If no specific provision is made in the company, the employer may refuse to grant the employee days off for moving.
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